Scrum Master

Job Description:

The role of a Scrum Master is to organize and facilitate Scrum events such as sprint planning and retrospectives, while removing impediments that block the team’s progress. The Scrum Master coaches the team and stakeholders to improve collaboration and efficiency, promotes self-organization and accountability within the team, and acts as a bridge between the development team and the Product Owner. Overall, the Scrum Master drives continuous improvement and fosters an Agile culture.

Collaboration between Board Developers, Architects, Data Engineers, Testers, Analysts and business stakeholders. The Scrum Master manages distributed teams, ensuring alignment across time zones, and supporting practices such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS)

Key Responsibilities:

Scrum Masters play a key role in the delivery governance of the Board implementation team, ensuring that Agile methodologies are consistently applied across project workstreams

Scrum Masters lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews, tracking deliverables and progress using tools like Jira, Confluence or Azure DevOps

Work closely with the Board Solutions Architect to align technical delivery with strategic goals and escalate risks or delays early.

The Scrum Master is also key in managing dependencies between Board development and external teams responsible for data sources, APIs, or downstream systems.

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies: such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure smooth execution of Scrum ceremonies.

• Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile values, principles, and practices to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

• Identify and eliminate impediments that hinder team progress, escalating issues when necessary.

• Guide the team in following Scrum rules, roles, and artifacts while adapting to organizational needs.

• Assist the Product Owner in backlog refinement, prioritization, and ensuring clarity of user stories for development teams.

• Conduct retrospectives and implement actionable improvements for team performance and processes.

• Act as a liaison between the development team and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment on goals and expectations.

• Shield the team from external distractions and scope creep to maintain focus on sprint goals.

• Promote definition of done, and continuous integration for high-quality deliverables.

• Mediate disputes within the team and foster a collaborative, respectful work environment.

• Guide teams in story point estimation for realistic commitments.

• Ensure visibility of progress, risks, and dependencies through dashboards and regular reporting.

• Support teams transitioning from traditional models to Agile, ensuring smooth adoption of Scrum practices.

Certifications: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)

Key Responsibilities:

• 10+ years of experience

• Scrum Master skill is mandatory